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. 2020 Jul 2;56(1):1902004. doi: 10.1183/13993003.02004-2019

TABLE 2.

Radiological findings on chest radiography, abdominal ultrasound scan and cranial imaging with computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

Chest radiography 112
 Changes suggestive of active TB# 81 (72.3)
 Changes suggestive of previous pulmonary TB 2 (1.8)
 No abnormalities detected 29 (25.9)
Abdominal ultrasound scan 65
 Hepatomegaly 10 (15.4)
 Splenomegaly 9 (13.8)
 Intra-abdominal granulomas 11 (16.9)
 Miliary lesions 4 (6.2)
 Enlarged lymph nodes 2 (3.1)
 No abnormalities detected 42 (64.6)
Cranial CT/MRI 108
 Hydrocephalus 53 (49.1)
 Basal meningeal enhancement 44 (40.7)
 Intracranial tuberculomas 32 (29.6)
 Cerebral infarcts 14 (13.0)
 No abnormalities detected 18 (16.7)

Data are presented as n or n (%). TB: tuberculosis. #: hilar adenopathy, pulmonary infiltrates, consolidation or cavitation; : fibrotic scars or calcification.